unwanted software designed to throw advertisements up on your screen, most often within a web browser

Presenting someone else's work or ideas as your own

A user wants to complete a transaction in online banking. However, the user is redirected to a fake site that looks like the bank's website.

a type of social engineering attack in which cyber criminals trick victims into handing over sensitive information or installing malware, usually via emails.

an attack that tricks a user into clicking a webpage element which is invisible or disguised as another element.

A type of malware installed on your computer or mobile device without your consent. It can gain access to your sensitive personal information and then relay it to other parties

A computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user.

a technique used to keep visitors from leaving their website, e. g. by launching an endless series of pop-up ads

a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid

a type of monitoring software designed to record keystrokes made by a user.

a type of malware that downloads onto a computer disguised as a legitimate program

the use of works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required

It can replicate itself without any human interaction, and it does not need to attach itself to a software program in order to cause damage.